Availability of glucose and light modulates the structure and function of a microbial biofilm: Research article

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-42

  Ylla, Irene ^a   Borrego, Carles ^a   Romaní, Anna M ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae bacteria coupling; Biofilm composition; Extracellular enzymes; Glucose; Light; Microbial biofilm

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC MATTER; PEPTIDASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RNA 16S;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COUPLING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; HETEROTROPHY; INCUBATION; LIGHT EFFECT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROTROPH; ILLUMINATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENEDESMUS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; DNA, ALGAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; LIGHT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 66749088007     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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